“They see Islam as a way to return to the family model of their grandparents, but being more valued than their grandmothers, because, in Islam, the role of mother and wife is sacred and recognized by God.”
Sure. However, “possible social pressure to conform to Islamic norms as an explanation for the trend does not appear to have been considered.”
Also, there is the fact noted by Osama bin Laden, that many people will back what they see as the “strong horse.” In Quebec and all over Canada, young people see the government bending over backwards to appease and accommodate Muslims, while never extending the same courtesies to non-Muslims. Motion M-103 has opened the door to making criticism of Islam a criminal offense, while no law against criticizing any other belief system is even being contemplated. These young people can see the way the wind is blowing. And they’re going with it.
Anyway, when will Muslims adopt Christian customs and observe Christian holidays in order to reciprocate this “solidarity”?
“Canada: Quebec Youth Adopt Islamic Customs in ‘Solidarity’ with Muslims,” by Chris Tomlinson, Breitbart, September 1, 2019:
Canada’s French-speaking province of Quebec is seeing a new trend of young non-Muslim people adopting Islamic customs and holidays.
The new phenomenon was first noted by anthropologist Géraldine Mossière who found young people, mostly women, in Montreal who frequented Muslim associations and cafes and began to adopt Islamic practices without ever formally converting, La Presse reports.
According to Mossière, the subjects she met did everything from banning themselves from eating pork to celebrating the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
“These are young people who have experienced in school a cultural mix conducive to the integration of certain cultural beliefs. Sometimes they do it in solidarity with their Muslim friends. Those who do not go to conversion see Muslim practices as personal development, such as yoga or meditation,” Mossière claimed.
Some women do convert to Islam, with Mossière claiming that the attraction stems from a desire to seek out more traditional female roles, suggesting “They see themselves as Quebecers and Muslim. They adopt a ‘pure Islam free of its origins’ of the patriarchal system which they associate with the culture of the Muslim countries of today.”
“They see Islam as a way to return to the family model of their grandparents, but being more valued than their grandmothers, because, in Islam, the role of mother and wife is sacred and recognized by God,” Mossière added.
Possible social pressure to conform to Islamic norms as an explanation for the trend does not appear to have been considered….